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The Kings of Rohan were also known as the Kings of the Mark, and both titles were recorded for each of the nineteen kings of two distinct lines. The First Line was the Line of Eorl. The Second line was the line of Frѐalẚf. The Third line was the Line of Ẻomer.

Eorl the Young was the first King of Rohan. Eorl was the son of Lѐod, Lord of the Ẻothѐod.
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After the death of Eärendur, the 10th King of Arnor, the kingdom was spilt into three separate kingdoms under each of his surviving sons. This was allowed by Eärendur’s eldest son, Amlaith due to his two younger brothers disputing his claim to the throne, because he wished to prevent the impending civil war the brothers would bring. The kingdoms were split into the smaller kingdoms
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Armor was founded by Elendil, who had survived the drowning of Nύmenor near the end of the Second Age, along with his two sons Isildur and Anárion, who founded the kingdom of Gondor. Elendil ruled both kingdoms as High King of the Two Kingdoms. The
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Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anárion and the remnants of the Faithful departed Nύmenor before its destruction and were separated during the island kingdom’s destruction, Elendil landing in the northwest near Lindon and his sons landed far south near the Faithful haven of Pelargir. Thus there were two kingdoms founded by the Exiles of Nύmenor; Arnor in the north by Elendil and Gondor in the south by Isildur and Anárion. Elendil was bestowed the titles High King of Gondor and Arnor and King
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When reading The Simarillion, The Unfinished Tales of Nύmenor and Middle-earth and the Histories of Middle-earth there can be a lot of confusion when dealing with the different names and divisions given for the Elves. The above chart displays most of the ones that we deal with in the books referenced above and also allows us to gain some insight into the actions of some of the characters in The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. I will try and explain each division of the Elves so that they make sense and give a few named
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